Big Law, Big Tech, Big Business, and Trump’s Big Government

Описание: Sarah and Beth dive into the "fight or flight" response the Trump administration is triggering across businesses, law firms, and universities. They analyze the pattern of corporate cowardice, the power dynamics of elite networks, and where they're seeing real resistance emerge.

KEY TOPICS:
Executive orders targeting law firms and the legal system breakdown
Corporate acquiescence vs. principled resistance
Universities abandoning foreign students to protect themselves
The oligarchy problem and externalities corporations refuse to own
Why this feels different from Trump's first term
Signs of a more mature resistance movement
The cost vs. expense of American life

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction & upcoming events
03:13 - Fight or flight: Executive orders creating mass stress
05:18 - Pattern of corporate cowardice across industries
07:36 - Law firms under attack: What are you willing to risk?
11:12 - The royal court dynamics of Trump's transactional governance
16:00 - Why bullying tactics work and their limitations
21:16 - Universities failing their foreign students
26:38 - The cowardice of elite institutions
31:22 - Elon Musk's money as a stabilizing force
35:49 - The real cost (not just expense) of American life
39:22 - Signs of hope: A smarter, more sustainable resistance
46:47 - Public benefit corporations as a solution
53:13 - Building for 2029: Focus on problems, not perfect solutions
57:30 - What are we actually about as Americans?
61:39 - Outside of Politics: April Fool's Day pranks

MENTIONED:
"Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Facebook memoir)
Live event with Chelsea Devantez discussing the book
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